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9 unusual facts about Donna Summer


Greatest Hits... and Misses

Greatest Hits... and Misses was released by PolyGram in 1989, and features Jabara's three duets with Donna Summer; "Shut Out", "Never Lose Your Sense Of Humor" and "Something's Missing", as well as his own solo version of the Academy Award winning "Last Dance".

Keeping Time

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The album which was released on Casablanca Records in 1978 includes Jabara's song "Trapped in a Stairway" from the movie Thank God It's Friday, his own version of the Grammy Award winning "Last Dance" (originally recorded by Donna Summer) as well as the duets "Something's Missing" (with Summer) and "Take Good Care of My Baby / What's a Girl to Do" (with Pattie Brooks).

KJR-FM

Clear Channel bought the station in May 2002, and on May 29 at 6 PM, after playing "Last Dance" by Donna Summer, the station started stunting with "Quick 96", where the station played 1200 10-second clips of certain songs from any given genre.

Pattie Brooks

Her first break came in 1968 when she auditioned for the chorus on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour". In the next decade she became a sought-after backing singer, appearing on the Bobby Darin Show and touring with, among others Helen Reddy. She sang backing on Donna Summer's "I Remember Yesterday" album.

Something's Going On

The Giorgio Moroder/Pete Bellotte composition "To Turn The Stone" was originally written for Donna Summer's 1981 album I'm a Rainbow - a double set for Geffen Records which for various reasons would remain in the archives until 1996.

WIHT

"Jam'n" signed off at 7 AM on April 2, 2001; the last song played on "Jam'n" was "Last Dance", by Donna Summer.

WKNL

The last song of the "Kool" format was "Last Dance" by Donna Summer with the first song of the "Roxy" station being "Some Nights" by Fun.

Young Divas discography

A cover of Donna Summer's "This Time I Know It's for Real" was released as the album's lead single and peaked at number two on the ARIA Singles Chart.


Another Place and Time

Another Place and Time is the fourteenth album by American singer Donna Summer, released in 1989.

Charanga Habanera

During this time they shared stage with such famous artists as Donna Summer, Stevie Wonder, James Brown, Barry White, Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra, Jerry Lewis, Whitney Houston, and Kool and the Gang.

Darian Sahanaja

He has also collaborated with numerous other artists in the genre of orchestral/underground pop, including Baby Lemonade, Wonderboy, Aimee Mann, Now People, Lisa Mychols and Donna Summer.

Jeff Garner

Garner worked in Los Angeles, California, for Stiletto Entertainment, a production company, as a creative director for artists such as Barry Manilow, Fleetwood Mac, and Donna Summer.

Kati Kovács

Since 1979 she sang the covers of several disco and hit songs in Hungary originally performed by Donna Summer, Barbra Streisand, Laura Branigan, Madonna, Tanita Tikaram, Sam Brown, Anastacia etc.

Kelly Llorenna

In 2004, she reached number 15 in the UK chart with a cover of Donna Summer's, "This Time I Know It's for Real".

Lisa Bevill

Lisa has performed with and sung on albums for a wide range of artists, including Amy Grant, Garth Brooks, Faith Hill, Linda Rondstadt, John Tesh, Reba McEntire, James Ingram, Michael W. Smith, Carman, Donna Summer, Petra, the late Rich Mullins, Kim Hill, Kathy Troccoli, Cindy Morgan, Twila Paris, Newsong, Margaret Becker and many others, before she went on her own.

Michael Sembello

The list of pop music personalities he worked with, or wrote for, includes Wonder (from 1974 to 1979), The Temptations, Michael Jackson, Diana Ross, Chaka Khan, George Benson, Barbra Streisand, Stanley Clarke, David Sanborn, Donna Summer, Miguel Mateos and New Edition among many others.

Michelle Amato

She has toured and/or recorded with numerous artists including Quincy Jones, Jon Secada, Liza Minnelli, Al Green, Sandi Patti, Jon Hendricks, Donna Summer, Michael McDonald, Celia Cruz, Rita Marley, and has been a featured soloist with the Memphis Symphony and the South Florida Pops.

Power of Love/Love Power

Donna Summer recorded a version of the song for the 2005 album So Amazing: An All-Star Tribute to Luther Vandross.

Pretty Girl Rock

An accompanying music video for the song was directed by Joseph Kahn and features Hilson portraying an array of American female icons of the past, including Josephine Baker, Dorothy Dandridge, The Andrews Sisters, Diana Ross, Donna Summer, Janet Jackson and T-Boz of the R&B girl group TLC.

She Works Hard for the Money

She Works Hard for the Money is the eleventh studio album by Donna Summer, released in 1983.

The Dance Collection: A Compilation of Twelve Inch Singles

The Dance Collection is a compilation album by Donna Summer released in 1987 (see 1987 in music).

The Summer Collection: Greatest Hits

The Summer Collection is a compilation album by Donna Summer released in 1985 by Mercury Records.

Trinere

Trinere was influenced and inspired by singers such as Donna Summer, Natalie Cole, Phillis Hyman, Madonna and Janet Jackson.

Where Love Lives

In BBC Radio’s 2008 listeners & DJs poll The Greatest Ever Dance Record, ”Where Love Lives” came in at #5 after Michael Jackson’s ”Billie Jean”, James Brown’s ”Sex Machine”, Donna Summer’s ”I Feel Love” and Derrick May’s ”Strings Of Life”.

White Shoes

A rockish version of "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend", a country remake of the Donna Summer hit "On the Radio", and a version of Sandy Denny's "Like an Old Fashioned Waltz" were all included.

WMGC-FM

Boyz II Men's "End Of The Road" was the last song played on "The Groove"; this was then followed by a retrospective on The Groove's 2-year history in a montage themed to Donna Summer's Last Dance, one last jingle for "The Groove", and a conversation leading to the new format being "turned on".


see also

She Works Hard for the Money

She Works Hard For The Money was more pop/dance oriented than the two precedent Donna Summer albums, but also contained some soulful ballads, including "Love Has a Mind of Its Own", a duet with gospel singer Matthew Ward.